Rubber shoe.



No. 892,171. PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908.

' 0. B. MAPES.

RUBBER SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14, 1908.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOR- y l I V I 6.1K. WM A HORNE Y5 CLARA E. MAPES, OFNEW YORK, N. Y.

RUBBER SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 14, 1906.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Serial No. 311,719.

a sole portion having vertical sides and toe' coveringand with anintegral stra extending around the heel, and with; or wit out anadditional strap across'the instep, and has for its object to provide asimply constructed attachment whereby the sandal may be sup ported uponthe foot.

With these and other objects in view which will appear as the natureofthe inventionis better understood, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereafter'fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings'forming a part of this specification and inwhich corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, isillustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical operation.

In the drawings :-The figure represents a pers ective view of theimproved overshoe.

T 1e improved article comprises a sole portion 10 havin vertical sides1112, a toe portion 13, a eel strap 14,'and preferably with an instepstrap 15, these parts being of the usual construction, of rubber. Theheel strap 14 is generally arranged to bear over the heel portion of theshoe at its functure with the ankle, and sufficiently e astic to holdthe sole portion with its sides and toe portion in position, but inorder to do this, it is necessary that the heel stra shall draw the soleportion with consi lera le force and this strain causes the overs oe toproduce an unpleasant drawing effect upon the foot of the wearer, and ifthe heel strap is arranged sufficiently loose to prevent this drawingeffect, it is liable to worklloose and drop down over the heel.

The constant motion of the foot in walking causes the heel strap to workloose unless it be sufficiently strained to resist this looseningeffect, and as before stated, if thus left loose, it is liable to fallover the heel and releasethe overshoe. The principal object of thepresent invention is to rovide a simply constructed attachment w erebythe heel stra is held in position, and prevented from disp acement evenwhen left com aratively loose,.so that the sole portion with its sidesand toe covering may be worn with sufiicient looseness to revent thedrawing effect upon the foot, wh' e at the same time held in positionupon the foot and prevented from displacement therefrom by the movementof the foot.

The improvement consists in forming two straps 1617 extending from theheel strap intermediate its sides, and preferably integral therewith,and providing a suitable fastening means to connect the free ends of thestraps over the lower portion of the ankle or the u per portion of theinstep of the wearer, this fastening means bein preferably some form ofan easily operatef buckle, as represented at 18. By this simple means,an overshoe of comparative looseness and corresponding comfort may beworn without daner of attachment or displacement by the oot motion.Another ob ect gained by this construction is that the same pair ofovershoes may be worn with different forms of shoes, as the strap 17-,18ma be readily adjusted by means of the buck e to adapt the overshoe todifferent sizes or forms of shoes.

The device is very simple in construction, can be inexpensivelmanufactured, and

. does not add material to the cost of the arled.

ticle to which it is ap 'Eed the invention, what Having thus descn isclaimed as new is A heelless overshoe comprising a sole ortion havingside and toe portions, a eel stra integral with the side portions andexten ing upwardly and rearwardly therefrom for engagement with the heelortion of a shoe, an instep strap integral wit 1 the side portions ofthe overshoe and extending continuously from one side to the otherthereof, supporting straps extending forwardly and upwardly fromopposite portions of the heel strap and integral with said heel strap,and means for adjustably connecting the su port ing straps, saidsupportin straps an heel strap constituting an ankle. andfor encirclinga shoe above-the heel and instep.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CLARA E. MAPES.

Witnesses: HENRY W. RIEssIoK, ADOLPH G. FURTHMAN.

